By now, I hope everyone has heard about this. And as Lani posted on her "Unplug"post, Chicago is the US flagship city. Kudos to Mayor Daley! So I bring you some pics from Earth Hour, March 29, 2008 8PM

Chicago skyline - a minute before (Sears Tower on the left with the 2 spires, AON Center is the tall one with a white band in the middle, Hancock Building on the right with a white band):8:01 pm The Sears Tower leads the way:Followed by the Hancock Center (right of pic):Next is the AON Building (middle of pic):Earth Hour in full bloom at 8:15 pm:The Hancock Building 1 minute before Earth Hour ends:The Hancock Building at 9:01 pm with the lights on top back on and the reflection on Lake Michigan:

My friends and I participated too in our own way unplugging everything at home. I took pics but they turned out to be crappy LOL! The marquees of the theatres that are part of Broadway in Chicago such as Cadillac Palace (The Drowsy Chaperone, well, not until 4/1), Ford Oriental Theatre (WICKED) and La Salle Bank Theatre aka The Shubert (Jersey Boys) were all darkened too! Brava!

On a WGN news overheard from the radio the next day, ComEd reports that there was a 5% reduction of energy at the 8 PM hour that Saturday compared to the same time a week before. Imagine what that could do if every city participated? Or if we did that once a week?